Update v10.8 Give Host, New File Browser, Split Stack, Lots of Scripting Improvements!

Hey we got another great patch for you guys today with a ton of great scripting changes, give host, and a brand new file browser!

Give Host:

• Allows the host of game to pass the hosting off to another player that is connected to them.

• The selected player will receive a confirmation dialog to accept the new host and can accept or decline.

• If accepted all players will disconnect and then have the choice to reconnect to the new host in the exact same setup and layout they were just playing in.

• Everything will be preserved from the previous host.

New File Browser:

• Brand new file browser.

• Can search and favorite folders to easily find your assets.

• Works in VR now.

Split & Cut:

• New split added to contextual menu that let's you split a deck / stack in a certain number of stacks.

• Cut has been improved by letting you choose at what proportion you want to split the deck / stack.

Scripting Improvement:

Lua

• putObject() now returns an Object.

• Using it to combine two cards will return an object reference to the newly formed deck.

• Using it to put an object into a container/stack/deck will return the container/stack/deck it was made part of.

New class Notes

• Contains notebook and set/getNotes functions.

• Deprecated the old "Base" versions of these functions.

New class Wait

• This new class allows you to easily trigger functions after some form of delay.

• Contains frames, time, condition, and stop functions.

• Deprecated Timer class entirely.

New Object functions

• obj.cut(int) - Cuts a deck at the given card index.

• obj.split(int) - Splits a deck in a number of stacks.

• obj.getRotationValue - Returns the current rotationValue of an object (see: gizmo tool).

• This function existed previously, but was not documented.

Event Functions

• Added onObjectPeek(object, player) - Triggers when peek is used by a player.

• Added object.onPeek(player), object.onRandomize(player).

Misc

• Player Color strings convert automatically

• Example: printToAll("Hello", "Green").

• Snap points created on objects use Vectors local to the Object, rather than global.

• This applies to both position and rotation.

• Fix for optional parameters of spawnObjectJSON().

• Fix motor_force not working on jointTo().

New Object Member Variables

• loading_custom - Indicates if the assets of a custom element are being loaded.

• spawning - Indicates if any object is currently in the process of spawning.

• These are helpful to determine if elements are loaded into the game fully

• Especially useful with the new Wait class!

Callback Changes

• Callbacks are being overhauled to use brand new syntax where you directly pass the function instead of the function string name, function owner, and params.

• Ex: Wait.time(|| print("Done"), 1) or Wait.time(function() print("Done") end, 1)

• Effected are spawnObject/Json(), takeObject(), and Webrequests.

Custom UI:

• New Lua function:

• UI.setValue(string id, string value) - Updates the value that appears within element tags {>>(ex: THIS)<<}

• UI.getValue(string id)- Obtains the value that appears within element tags {>>(ex: THIS)<<}

• Both support Rich Text!

• Added get/setCustomAssets() with keys named and url.

• New InputField attribute placeholder- Greyed out text that appears in the input if there is no text present.

Chat Improvements

• Added optional timestamps for chat found in chat settings.

• Improved black outline around text in chat.

• Numbers in chat are now monospace.

Onscreen indicators

• Added on screen indicators to the edge of the screen for ping arrow and peek icons.

• Never miss a notification because you were looking at the wrong direction.

UI Improvements

• Add clear input x button to all search inputs.

• Added a scale animation to popup menus.

• Added a safe guard to restore UIs dragged off the screen.

VR Fixes:

• VR Beta info & settings (+how to revert to original controls)

• Fixed cards and decks rotating on pickup.

• Fixed zoom scale speed being framerate dependent.

• Fixed Custom Xml UI not working.

• Fixed file browser not working.